Title 33 · WY

16-3-101 through 16-3-115;

Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 16-3-101

Section: 16-3-101

16-3-101 through 16-3-115;

(iii) Censure, reprimand or issue public or private admonishment;

(iv) Impose limitations, conditions or restrictions;

(v) Require participation in a peer review program;

(vi) Require remedial education or training as prescribed by the board;

(vii) Impose probation requiring regular reporting to the board;

(viii) Require restitution of compensation or fees.

(b) Any individual aggrieved by a decision of the board, shall have the right to appeal the order of the board to the district court of the county of his residence in Wyoming, or of the county in which the alleged offense relied upon as grounds for revocation took place.

(c) If the board proposes to suspend or revoke an individual's license or certificate, the person is entitled to a hearing before the board.

(d) The board may reissue a license or certificate to any individual whose license or certificate has been revoked, provided five (5) or more members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance. A new license or certificate, to replace any license or certificate revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated, may be issued, subject to the rules of the board. (e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) of this section, upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.

33-41-120. Violations; grounds for discipline.

(a) Any individual who holds himself out to the public as a professional geologist in this state without being licensed or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this act, or any individual presenting or attempting to use as his own the license or the seal or another, or any person who shall knowingly give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a license or certificate, or any individual who shall violate any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned up to six (6) months, or both. A conviction in a court of law for any of these offenses shall be grounds for the revocation of the license or certificate.

(b) Any professional geologist licensed under this act who holds himself out to the public to practice a subdiscipline of geology in which the individual is not qualified or cannot demonstrate to the board that he is qualified to practice that subdiscipline violates the provisions of this act. A violation under this subsection shall be considered fraudulent practice and may result in board action under W.S. 33-41-119.

(c) The board is charged with aiding in the enforcement of this act, and the board may present to a district attorney complaints relating to violations of any of the provisions of this act. The board through its members, officers, counsel and agents may assist in the trial of any cases involving alleged violation of this act, under the direction of the district attorney.

(d) The attorney general shall act as legal advisor to the board and shall render legal assistance as may be necessary in enforcing and making effective the provisions of this act.

33-41-121. Applicability. This act shall not be construed as repealing or amending any law affecting or regulating licensed professional engineers and professional land surveyors pursuant to the provisions of W.S.